Door handle assembly



y 4, 1939- M. B. ANDRIE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY Filed May 31, 1938 Patented July 4, 1939 2,164,486

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY Michael B. Andrie, Grand Rapids, Mich., assignor to W. B. Jarvis Company, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Application May 31, 1938, Serial No. 210,915

9 Claims. (Cl. 292--349) The main objects of my invention are: flange 9. A retaining sleeve I4 is then assem- First, to provide a door handle assembly havbled over the reduced portion 6 and pushed ending improved provisions for holding the same in wise against washer l3 to compress the same operative relation and preventing rattling of the into the form illustrated in Fig. 3. Re a parts thereof. sleeve M also has an angular annular flange l5 5 Second, to provide an assembly of the type adapted to nest with the washer l3 and flange 9. described which is characterized by its simplicity With the parts in the position described, 1. e. and economy of construction, with spring l3 compressed, I next indent sleeve Third, to provide a door handle construction Id at 16, at the same time forcing the handle 10 which is readily and quickly assembled and re extension 5 into grooves 5 at the portion l 01' 10.

sists displacement in assembled condition. the extension and thus lockingly engaging the Further objects relating to details and econosleeve, d es and C l. mies of my invention will definitely appear from From the foregoing it will be apparent that I the description to follow. The invention is dehave provided not only an assembly of great fined in the claims. simplicity, but one which is free from the pos- 15 A structure embodying the features of my insibility of rattling due to the presence of the vention is illustrated in the accompanying drawthrust washer l3 which will automatically take ing, wherein: up any looseness which may arise due to wear Fig. 1 is a plan view partially broken away between the parts. Needless to say, because of and in horizontal section illustrating the elethe aforesaid simplicity, the parts are inexpen- 20 ments. of the handle in operative assembled sive and readily and quickly assembled, there relation. being only a transverse sliding operation once Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view in secthe escutcheon, washer and sleeve are placed on tion on line 22 of Fig. 1, illustrating the elethe handle extension.

ments of the construction in separated relation. I have illustrated'and described my improve 25 Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, illustrating ments in an embodiment which is very practical. the parts in final assembled relation. I have not attempted to illustrate or describe n the d aw t reference numeral l indiother embodiments or adaptations as it is becate a door handl such as is e p y f r a lieved this disclosure will enable those skilled in mobile doors and the like, although ShOLlld be the art to embody or adapt my invention as noted that my invention is not restricted to this may be desired field. The shank of the handle is provided with Having thus described my invention What I a Squared aperture 2 receiving the squared end claim as new and desire to secure by Letters 3 of the spindle or chill 4. The chill is provided Patent with a pair of Opposed transverse notches or 1. A door handle assembly comprising a han- 35 slots 5 at a predetermined distance from the end (119 member havinga reduced recessed Shank and ereo Refe g to it Will h Seen that an inclined annularshoulder, a'door spindle telethe shank of handle I extends axially of the Scoping, engageable with the shank and having Chill and is educed in S on at 6. urthe locking notches therein, an escutcheon telescop- 40 more, the said reduced portion 6 of the shank ingly engageable on said shank and having an 40 is provided With a p of pposed OoVe 7 for inturned annular flange abutting said shoulder,

a purpose to be described. an angled spring thrust washer engageable on One end of reduced portion 6 terminates in the shank in nested relation to the flange, and an angular shoulder 8 which is suitably formed a retaining sleeve engageable on the shank, said to provide an abutment for the angular annular sleeve having an out-turned flange for end en- 45 flange Q of an escutcheon II]. This escutcheon gagement with said washer to compress the is pierced at H to receive securing screws, and same, said sleeve and shank being deformed if desired the handle I may be provided with adjacent said notches for locking engagement overhanging lips i2 to conceal the said screws therewith to hold the spindle, handle and escutwhen the handle is locked. cheon in assembled position. 50

With the escutcheon H3 in position as illus- 2. A door handle assembly comprising a hantrated in Fig. 2, I next place around reduced dle member having an abutment thereon, a door portion 6 a spring thrust wash-er l3 of the split spindle in fixed rotative relation to the handle ring type which, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, member and having a locking notch therein, an

is dished or conformed to nest snugly over the escutcheon telescopingly engageable on said han- 55 dle member in end engagement with said abutment, a spring thrust washer engageable on the handle member in end engagement with the escutcheon, and a retaining sleeve in abutting relation to the washer, said sleeve being slidable axially to compress said washer and being deformed adjacent said notch for locking engagement therewith to hold the spindle, handle and escutcheon in assembled position.

3. In a handle assembly, a spindle, a handle member having a shank disposed axially of and receiving said spindle, an escutcheon, and means for securing said handle, spindle and escutcheon in assembled relation comprising a spring thrust washer and a retaining sleeve adapted to be mounted on said shank, said escutcheon having an inturned angled flange and said sleeve and washer being conformed for endwise nesting engagement with said flange and one another, said washer in assembled position being axially compressed and the sleeve and shank being deformed into locking engagement with the spindle to hold the parts in assembled relation.

4. In a handle assembly, a spindle, a handle member having a shank disposed axially of and receiving said spindle, an escutcheon, and means for securing said handle, spindle and escutcheon in assembled relation comprising a spring thrust washer and a retaining sleeve adapted to be mounted on said shank, said escutcheon having an inturned angled flange and said sleeve and washer being conformed for endwise nesting engagement with said flange and one another, said washer in assembled position being axially compressed, and means for holding the sleeve and shank in fixed axial relation to the spindle.

'5. In a handle assembly, a handle member having an angled abutment, a spindle, and an esc'utcheon on the handle, and means for securing said handle, spindle, and escutcheon in assembled relation comprising a spring thrust member and a retaining sleeve mounted on said handle, said escutcheon and sleeve having flanges and said flanges and thrust member being angularly conformed for endwise nesting engagement with said abutment 'andwith one another, and means for holding said sleeve on said handle with said thrust member compressed.

6. In a handle assembly, a handle member having an abutment, an escutcheon on the handle, means for securing said handle and escutcheon in assembled relation comprising a spring thrust member and a retaining sleeve mounted on said handle, said escutcheon and sleeve having flanges and said flanges and thrust member being conformed for endwise engagement with said abutment and with one another, and means for holding said sleeve on said handle with said thrust member in compressed condition.

'7. A door handle assembly comprising a handle and an abutment, an escutcheon rotatable relative to said handle and abutting said abutment, a thrust member engageable on the handle with the escutcheon, and a retaining member engageable on the handle with the thrust member, said member having an outturned flange for end engagement with said thrust member to compress the same, said retaining member being deformed for locking engagement with said handle to hold the handle and escutcheon in assembled relation.

8. A handle assembly comprising a spindle, a handle provided with a spindle receiving extension and carrying an abutment, an escutcheon on said extension in engagement with said abutment, a sleeve on said extension, and an axial thrust spring engaging said escutcheon and surrounding said extension between said escutcheon and sleeve, said sleeve and extension being deformed radially to secure the same to one another and to the spindle.

9. A handle assembly comprising a spindle, a handle provided with a spindle receiving extension and carrying an abutment, an escutcheon on said extension in engagement with said abutment, a sleeve on said extension, an axial thrust spring surrounding said extension between said escutcheon and sleeve, and means for securing said handle, spindle, and sleeve together with said spring compressed between the escutcheon and sleeve, A h 7 MICHAEL B. ANDRIE. 

